Met Éireann has issued an early wind warning for two counties on Thursday with brutal conditions to bring strong winds to the west coast.
The Status Yellow warning was issued on Tuesday evening for Galway and Mayo as the two Connacht counties brace for extreme winds on Thursday.
Met Éireann warns: "South to southwest winds will become very strong on Thursday with gusts up to 110km/hr." The warning will come into effect for the two counties at 11am on Thursday and will be valid until 6pm Thursday evening.